1959 Mercedes
1959 Mercedes 190SL
This Corvette LT1 powered "Hotrod" has been featured in numerous magazines, made appearances in the news papers and won many awards throughout BC and the Pacific Northwest for its workmanship & design. Its latest accomplishment is an appearance on My Classic Car TV Show with Dennis Gage on Speed and a feature in Retro Rides Magazine which is based in the UK and is distributed world wide.
As if its beauty & performance are not enough, it has also received numerous awards for its Multi Media system and stereo. It was honoured as the BC Champion for multi-media systems at the Driven To Perform Show at BC Place.
The eye catching body style with its show paint along with its stance & wheels, capture the attention of all. It drives and handles like a dream with plenty of power to spare, the heat/AC system has side to side controls for comfort & the stereo has crystal clear sound so wether the owner is taking his wife on a romantic date, has it parked at a show or is blasting around a track, this beauty is hard to beat.
Features & modifications include;
Custom mixed "silver" paint to show standards
Custom fabricated front suspension with power rack & pinion steering
Triangulated rear suspension, 8.8 posi-trac and 4 wheel disc brakes
Wilwood 7 - 1 ratio brake pedal & master
Custom fabricated subframe,floor boards & transmission tunnel
Fuel Injected 5.7 LT1 "installed using a shoehorn"
4 speed 700R4 transmission
Custom fabricated headers
Stainlees steel exhaust
Air Ride all around
Custom designed and fabricated consule
800 watt Audison multi media system
DVD & GPS
custom fabricated speaker pods & sub box